Inspirational Story

Betting on same set of number for 8 years
Toto player wins RM4 million
Kuala Lumpur (Friday)

Perseverance of a Sports Toto player has finally paid off. A punter who has been betting consistently on a set of number in Toto 6D game for the past eight years won the first prize of RM4 million in last Saturday's Toto 6D draw. The number he bet 619827 was drawn as the first prize winning number for Toto 6D game drawn on that day.

Accompanied by his two sons, the winner, a retired businessman from the Klang Valley, happily collected his winnings at Sports Toto Malaysia head office on Wednesday morning (9/7/03).

According to the winner, the set of number was chosen from birth dates of his four grandchildren. He used to invest RM50 in this number practically every Toto 6D draw for the past eight years.

However, the sixties something winner said, when he made his regular bet on the same number last Saturday (5/7/03), he only managed to wager RM40 in that number for that particular draw.

The jubilant winner said he planned to throw a party to celebrate his newfound fortune with his family members and added that he needed time to decide on how to use his windfall.

"For the time being, I will keep the money in the bank to earn interest before deciding on my next move." He said.

According to a spokesman of Sports Toto, this is the second largest amount won by a single winner in Toto 6D game so far this year. Barely three months ago in April, a retiree won a hefty sum of RM4.9 million in Toto 6D, the biggest amount won by a single winner in the history of the 6D game, which was introduced in 1988.

Toto 6D is a popular digit game in the country. The first prize of the game is RM100,000 per every ringgit bet. To win the first prize, the 6-digit numbers on the 6D ticket must be in correct sequence with that of the drawn 6-digit numbers. However, players still stand to win second (RM3,000) third (RM300), forth (RM30) or fifth prize (RM4) if the front or back 5, 4, 3 or 2 digit numbers are in correct sequence with 5, 4, 3, or 2 digit numbers of the drawn winning 6-digit numbers.